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" The life you can save : "
Peter Singer
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BL
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688036
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b510225
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| Main Entry
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Singer, Peter,1946-
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The life you can save : : how to do your part to end world poverty /\ Peter Singer
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Random House trade paperback edition
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Random House,, 2010
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xv, 214 pages ;; 21 cm
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0812981561
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: 9780812981568
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-206) and index
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| Contents
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The argument. Saving a child -- Is it wrong not to help? -- Common objections to giving -- Human nature. Why don't we give more? -- Creating a culture of giving -- The facts about aid. How much does it cost to save a life, and how can you tell which charities do it best? -- Improving aid -- A new standard for giving. Your child and the children of others -- Asking too much? -- A realistic approach
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| Abstract
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Arguing that our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but ethically indefensible, philosopher Peter Singer offers a seven-point plan that mixes personal philanthropy (figuring how much to give and how best to give it), local activism (spreading the word in your community), and political awareness (contacting your representatives to ensure that your nation's foreign aid is really directed to the world's poorest people)
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Charity.
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Economic assistance.
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Humanitarianism.
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Poverty.
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| Dewey Classification
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361.7
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HV48.S56 2010
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